Theatre Openings: from w/c September 26
LAST UPDATED: September 26 2022 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from September 19 onwards THIS WEEK’S OPENINGS Tuesday September 27: LONDON: Blues for an Alabama Sky...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. With so much disintegrating in the UK’s public sphere right now in the wake of Prime Minister Liz Truss and her chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s proposed...
View ArticleTheatre Openings: from w/c October 3
LAST UPDATED: October 6 2022 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from October 3 onwards THIS WEEK’S OPENINGS Monday October 3 BROADWAY: Cost of Living (Samuel J Friedman Theatre)...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY OCTOBER 8
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. Is awarding three stars a cop out — or a true reflection that most things are only average? On the home page of the theatre section of The Guardian...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. BROADWAY IN LONDON AND LONDON ON BROADWAY Tomorrow the Donmar Warehouse offers the UK premiere of THE BAND’S VISIT — winner of the 2018 Tony for Best...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for FRIDAY OCTOBER 7
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. I’ve had another tough week — though obviously, for perspective, not as tough as the one LIz Truss is having, as the captain of a rudderless ship...
View ArticleTheatre Openings: from w/c October 10
LAST UPDATED: October 10 2022 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from October 10 onwards THIS WEEK’S OPENINGS Wednesday October 12 LONDON: Good (Harold Pinter Theatre) October...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY OCTOBER 10
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. The long wait for The Doctor No, I’m not talking about the difficulty of securing an appointment to see an NHS doctor right now but to the fact that...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for FRIDAY OCTOBER 14
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. Bad pricing for GOOD Critics don’t tend to pay much attention to ticket prices, as they don’t tend to buy tickets very often to the theatre. Instead,...
View ArticleTheatre Openings: from w/c October 17
LAST UPDATED: October 17 2022 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from October 17 onwards THIS WEEK’S OPENINGS Monday October 17 REGIONAL: Local Hero (Chichester’s Minerva...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY OCTOBER 17
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. Supporting new musicals: from Stockwell to Chester, I’ve been putting in the miles As regular readers will know, I champion and support new musicals as...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. A new stage musical version of the 2000 film ALMOST FAMOUS is currently in previews on Broadway; another new adaptation of SOME LIKE IT HOT (previously...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for FRIDAY OCTOBER 21
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. The current Tory shitshow Who truly needs the theatre right now, given how much drama the House of Commons is providing on an hourly basis? On...
View ArticleTheatre Openings: from w/c October 24
LAST UPDATED: October 24 2022 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from October 24 onwards THIS WEEK’S OPENINGS Tuesday October 25: REGIONAL: The Famous Five (Chichester Festival...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY OCTOBER 24
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. Liza with a “Z” recreated LIZA WITH A “Z”, as any Liza Minnelli fan knows, is not just a spelling instruction for her name, but also the name of the...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for THURSDAY OCTOBER 27
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. We are still uncommonly dependent on Broadway — on and off — to keep West End theatres, on and off, supplied with new musicals. Currently we have THE...
View ArticleTheatre Openings: from w/c October 31
LAST UPDATED: October 31 2022 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from October 31 onwards This week’s openings Tuesday November 1 NEW YORK: Parade (New York City Center) November...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY OCTOBER 31
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily. I’m sending this newsletter out early today, as I’m heading for a(nother) spinal procedure this morning — a steroid injection to the area above where...
View ArticleTheatre Openings: from w/c November 7
LAST UPDATED: November 7 2022 Upcoming openings in London, the regions, and on Broadway from November 7 onwards This week’s openings Tuesday November 8 LONDON: From Here to Eternity (Charing Cross...
View ArticleShentonSTAGE Daily for MONDAY NOVEMBER 7
Welcome to today’s edition of ShentonSTAGE Daily, live from New York! Post-pandemic New York is a much changed place. The footfall, especially around Times Square, has returned to its usual excessive...
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